The small community known as the Khasi tribe live in the little village of Nongriat which is separated from its neighbouring town, Cherrapunji, by an exhausting 2800 steps. Nongriat village is well-known for its living root, suspension, and double decker root bridges which are formed through the roots of several fig trees.

Other breath-taking images show the women of the tribe walking through the delicate bridges on their way to find food with hamper baskets to their back. These awe-inspiring photographs were captured in India by British photographer, Pete Oxford (58), who, along with his wife Renee Bish, spent time with the Khasi tribe.

“The village is famous for its Living bridges, a series of bridges formed by ‘training,’ over generations, the roots of two or more fig trees to span a river and anastomose together, eventually bridging the river to become commutable by humans.

“The Khasi people themselves are more Asian, closer to Nepalese, Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan with whom they share borders,” he said.
“Over more time and with careful training, the bridges become beautiful works of natural art.

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